CHITWAN: A total of fifteen crocodiles brought up at the Crocodile Breeding Center at Kasara have been released in the Rapti River on Sunday.
Special guests, including British Ambassador to Nepal, Richard Morris; Director General of Zoological Society of London, Dominic Jermey; among others witnessed the release of the crocodiles.
Bed Kumar Dhakal, Chief Conservation Officer of Chitwan National Park (CNP) said even though they had a plan to release some 100 crocodiles in various rivers this year, they could release only 15.
According to him, a total of 1,380 crocodiles brought up in the center have been released into rivers in different parts of the country so far.
Dhakal informed that crocodiles completing five years of age are considered fit for the river life. The Crocodile Breeding Center has currently over 500 crocodiles.
As many as 118 crocodiles are in the Rapti River while the Narayani River has 101 crocodile, informed Gopal Ghimire, Information Officer at the CNP.
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